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NIST Office of Weights and Measures (OWM) Recognition Program Handbook, 7th Edition

December 11, 2023
Author(s)
Micheal Hicks, Georgia L. Harris, Katrice Lippa, Isabel Chavez Baucom, Elizabeth Koncki
Handbook 143 provides the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Office of Weights and Measures (OWM) performance standards and formalized procedures for the voluntary recognition of State legal metrology laboratories. This 2023 edition

Calibration Procedures for Weights and Measures Laboratories

May 29, 2019
Author(s)
Georgia L. Harris
This publication contains standard operating procedures for calibrations that were not previously published in other NIST Office of Weights and Measures publications and are included here in support of weights and measures laboratory program requirements

NISTIR 7383, Selected Procedures for Volumetric Calibrations (2019 Ed)

May 14, 2019
Author(s)
Georgia L. Harris, Val R. Miller
This publication contains Good Measurement Procedures (GMP), Good Laboratory Procedures (GLP), and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for use in calibration laboratories performing volumetric calibrations. It includes procedures for Volume Transfer and

Metrology Outreach and Training: A Fulbright Experience in Mexico

August 30, 2017
Author(s)
Georgia L. Harris, Flora Mercader, Adriana Veraza, Salvador Echeverria Villagomez
2016 was an exciting year for international collaboration on metrology education and training. This paper provides a 3-part look at how a Fulbright Specialist grant supported collaboration between the United States and Mexico. Part 1 describes the

Selected Procedures for Volumetric Calibrations (2017 Ed)

March 28, 2017
Author(s)
Val R. Miller, Georgia L. Harris
This publication contains Good Measurement Procedures (GMP), Good Laboratory Procedures (GLP), and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for use in calibration laboratories performing volumetric calibrations. This edition is updated from the 2013 version

NIST HB 105-4, Specifications and Tolerances for Reference Standards and Field Standard Weights and Measures 4. Specifications and Tolerances for Liquefied Petroleum Gas and Anhydrous Ammonia Liquid Volumetric Provers (2016 Ed)

December 14, 2016
Author(s)
Georgia L. Harris, Val R. Miller
These specifications and tolerances are recommended as minimum requirements for standards used by state and local weights and measures officials and others in the regulatory verification of meters used in quantity determination of pressurized liquid

Does Accuracy Matter to You?

May 1, 2016
Author(s)
Elizabeth J. Benham, Georgia L. Harris
This paper summarizes the importance of accuracy in measurement communications and provides reference to available resources for ensuring accuracy in written communications.

A Review and Survey of Metrology Outreach Efforts in Post-Secondary Education

March 1, 2016
Author(s)
Georgia L. Harris, Maria Isabel Pena
The paper presents a brief history and background of metrology outreach efforts to colleges and universities. It also includes a summary of a 2015 international educational survey used in part to assess colleges and universities that have measurement

Selected Procedures for Volumetric Calibrations (2013 Ed)

August 19, 2013
Author(s)
Georgia L. Harris
This publication contains Good Measurement Procedures (GMP), Good Laboratory Procedures (GLP), and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for use in calibration laboratories performing volumetric calibrations. This edition is updated from the 2012 version

Field Standards for Weights and Measures

April 1, 2013
Author(s)
Georgia L. Harris
An article written for the measurement community on whether [field] standards are “fit for purpose”. Is the equipment used is in testing designed for the purpose in which it is being used. The concept of fit for purpose is common in method validation

MEASURING THE IMPACT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING

January 15, 2013
Author(s)
Georgia L. Harris
As metrologists we are typically subject matter experts (SMEs) in a technical area of measurement. However, most of us are not experts in measuring the value or impact of education and training efforts using standard models for evaluation. This paper will

Training Excellence: What Does Success Look Like?

August 28, 2012
Author(s)
Carol T. Hockert, Georgia L. Harris
The National Institute of Standards, Office of Weights and Measures has been working the last few years toward compliance with several educational standards in support of our training program for the legal metrology and laboratory metrology community. By